ThirdAge gets third round of financing

Published on June 17, 1999.

ThirdAge Media, which operates ThirdAge.com, a site for 45-to-65-year-old men and women, today announced that CBS Corp., Merrill Lynch & Co., mutual fund company American Century Investments, newspaper publisher Hollinger International and other investors have collectively invested $89 million in the company in a third round of financing. The financing will be used to expand ThirdAge.com's marketing and advertising efforts, as well as to acquire additional technology.